Motorist stopped for speeding, charged with DUI
Wakefield resident said he had gotten lost while driving home from strip club
An 18-year-old Wakefield resident was stopped for speeding by local police at 2:26 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 14 and later charged with driving under the influence of drugs or alcohol-first offense, possession of marijuana, possession of crack cocaine, and refusing to submit to a chemical test.
Injured deer mired in mud is euthanized
Officials say deer had been hit by a car, wandered into frozen marsh at Walker Farm
A large female deer that had reportedly been struck by a car early Monday morning near the Wampanoag Trail, fled into the marsh at Walker Farm and later became stuck in some mud.
Barrington police chief: ID checks are necessary
Department cites numerous reasons for running citizens’ IDs through police databases
According to Barrington Police Chief John LaCross, there are a number of situations where police officers — and dispatchers in some cases — will ask people to show their identification, and then run that ID information through a series of police databases. Sometimes the ID checks prove uneventful, and in the case of the stolen and recovered bicycle, will result in a brief delay prior to the happy reunion of bike and owner. In other cases, the database scans could reveal an active arrest warrant, a potential no contact order violation, or a summons for a suspended license.
Barrington doctor faces New York charges
Dr. Arnold-Peter Weiss facing possession of stolen property charge
Nayatt Road resident Dr. Arnold-Peter Weiss, a well-regarded hand surgeon and member of the Brown University medical school faculty, was charged early last month in a New York City criminal court with possession of stolen property in the second degree.
Traffic stops in Barrington are police policy ... not personal
Barrington’s top cop encourages active traffic enforcement, denies setting quotas for tickets
Barrington Police Chief John LaCross expects his officers to engage in traffic enforcement whenever they are not actively involved in an investigation, handling a complaint report or responding to some other police action. Meanwhile, some residents feel that the department’s approach with active traffic enforcement borders on harassment.
Riverside man says he was just reading vanity license plates
Barrington police ask man to leave Barrington Middle School property
Barrington police responded to the Barrington Middle School parking lot on Wednesday, Feb. 1 at about 10 a.m. after someone noticed a man checking out cars parked in the lot and thought he might be looking to grab something from an unlocked vehicle.
Alleged cat-walker faces marijuana charge
Police say East Providence man had marijuana inside a bag in his vehicle
They couldn’t find his cat inside the vehicle, but police officers did find his marijuana. On Thursday, Jan. 26 a Barrington police officer on routine patrol spotted a vehicle driven by Dennis Paul Perry, 38, of East Providence, stopped on Washington Road at about 1:20 a.m. The officer approached the vehicle and asked Mr. Perry what he was doing.
Gas can bandit nabbed in Barrington
Police say East Providence man stole gas cans to fuel his car
A 21 year-old East Providence man who was short on cash decided to pilfer gas cans from Barrington residents’ sheds in order to keep his car fueled, said local police.
Barrington teenager charged with breaking into home
Police say girl entered home, party later broke out
A 16-year-old Barrington girl faces two charges after she allegedly entered an unoccupied home on Elm Lane with some friends on Friday night, Jan. 20.
Police reminder: sidewalks need to be shoveled
Snow removal ordinance has been altered
Two days after snow fell across Barrington, the local police chief was still waiting on some residents and business owners to clear their sidewalks.
